In the first quarter of 2022, just under 45 percent of Black families owned their home, compared to 74 percent of white families, according to a Redfin analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday.
Source: Inman News
Black homeownership hasn’t slipped, but vast gulf persists
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